Captain Cook lived in this house for three years as an apprentice preparing to go to sea. It is now a museum. Well worth the visit. Afterwards we had fish and chips. I even tried the vinegar. It is much milder than our vinegar and quite tasty with them (some of the restrauants dilute the vinegar).
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| Whitby Abbey (ruins) and St Mary's Church remains an imposing sight over the town below. |
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| Whitby Harbor where all three of Captain Cook's ships were built- First voyage (1768-1771) Endeavour, Second voyage (1772-1775) in the Resolution, and Third voyage (1776-1780) in the Discovery. (Captain Cook killed in 1779 in Hawaii). |
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| Today Whitby Beach is a resort town. |
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